TIL the old trick with beeswax for smoothing book edges...

Was working on a rebind of an old poetry collection yesterday and kept fighting with the paper edge fraying. My shop assistant mentioned her grandma used to rub beeswax along the edge before sanding to keep fibers from catching. Figured it was an old wives tale but tried it on a scrap piece and the difference was night and day... smooth as glass after one pass. Anyone here ever use beeswax for edge finishing or have other weird old tricks?

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jenny_lane129d ago

My grandpa swore by candle wax on his plane blades, less friction you know.

the_alice9d ago

Wax just makes blades sticky with dust though, not less friction.

charles8369d ago

Paraffin wax on my fishing rods makes the line glide better, been doing it for years.